Back From Chicago! Thank Goodness!

My first trip to Chicago (Jeremy's hometown) was fun (except in the back seat of the car)... Here is the neanderthal fitting right in... at the Field Museum of Natural History.



Here we are at the Cubs Game- we were at rooftop party across the street (total view, bleachers, and free food and bevs... even better)




Here I am with my future sister-in-law, Abby and my first of too many martinis... they say "Martinis are like Boobs- one is not enough, two is perfect, three is too many...? I 'think' I had about 5-6... and a terrible night after...

It was great seeing where Jeremy grew up and his schools. And meeting future family... Plus the wedding we went to was fun! even if I only knew a handful of people there. I only got annoyed a few times and those times faded away with a few free minutes to myself... thank goodness for rooms on different floors!
Will have to go back again someday... maybe with just the two of us....

Off for Vacation!!!

Tomorrow we leave for Chicago... hummmm... the midwest in the summer... YUK!

can you say "humidity will be the death of me!" five times real fast? I can PERFECTLY!!!

I am/am not looking forward to this trip...

1) Yes- I have never been to Chicago and Jeremy is excited to show me where he grew up, where he went to school, the aquarium on Lake Michigan... etc.

2) NO- it is in the 80s with LOTS OF HUMIDITY!

3) NO- going to an OUTDOOR Wedding... and missing my friends' wedding here at home

4) Yes- Going to see the Cubs play at Wrigley Field (well actually we will be on a rooftop at a party in the outfield)

5) ???- will be with future inlaws ALL WEEKEND.

6) NO- will have to ride in the back seat of someone elses rental car the weekend... (I have stocked up on Dramamine and snacks)

7) Yes- get to go somewhere...

Riverfloat 2008!!!

This is the first year I have gone on the Annual Girls Riverfloat in Eburg, WA. Due to the contents in the actual river pictures, there will need to be some cropping before publication... So we will go backwards and start with out night out on the town (so to speak)

1) Jeni, Stella, and Maureen at the Palace having a frosty bev...

2) Maureen, Vickie, Jeni, Christy, Stella, and Molly at the Starlite (waiting for frosty bevs)

3) Maureen holding up Mother Mary and St Francis to converse with Stella over breakfast...

4) Stella carries the weight of a Saint on her shoulder... ha ha

Floating the river was TONS of fun and sun, despite being eaten up by mosquitos on steroids (just had to see the top of my hand), being knocked into the river by a tree, losing the oars not once but twice (thanks to Moe for retrieving them) and having lots of laughs with some pretty darn fun chicks!

I can't wait until next year... Thanks Vickie for the planning and a place to crash!

actually working on wedding...?

I can't believe that Jeremy and I have actually talked about wedding stuff in the last week... several times!
He has been researching for honeymoon locales... (yes!)
He made an appointment for getting a tux... and I get to take pics!
He has been asking about my shopping trips with mom... what we need... what he can pay me back for... (YES!)
I check out some florists- (pricey... :( ) so I think we will be getting creative with the costco flowers... but Jer said I can get whatever I want at the florist for my bouquet...
Meeting with dj and photographer this week... I still vote we set up a wii for rockband!
We ordered out invites last week and today I got an email that they have been sent to us... ALREADY! those will need to be put together...
My bridesmaids have been checkin' out dresses... I have found a perfect wrap for them!

Need to do list....
get booze figured out... (come on... it is a Catholic wedding)
practice with some flowers... (costco run)
figure out favors... (have no clue)
finish getting red candle holders (wiped out world market... need to wait)
find cute shoes...
find hair dresser...

Pure Craziness... can I get onion rings with that?

way to go photofreak...

For someone who loves to take pictures.... I am the dork...
I leave for Spokane area for the fourth of july weekend... without ANY camera...
we are on Diamond Lake- it is beautiful...
people spend hundreds... even thousands on fireworks from the reservation...
these people live all around the lake...
they light off fireworks like the ones we see at the big shows in the city... big flowers!! large balls of color that twinkle as they fall...
RIGHT ABOVE MY HEAD!!!
Figures...... no camera.

Job Interview!!!

Got a call- Interview at Decatur High School on Friday....
Keep those prayers a brewin' !!!

First week of summer.... start work tomorrow....

The first week of summer has come to a close... I have attended a training (work), a meeting (work), cleaned out my classroom, attended and won two (count them 1, 2) trivia nights complete with trophies, watched a lot of travel channel and food network, witnessed the Fremont Solstice Parade and Fair (and christened several friends into the tradition... of watching... not riding bikes), and celebrated a friends retirement....

Not to mention ate a lot of junk food... went to gym not very often (will start tomorrow).

Now keep the prayers a going for a call for an interview with a high school teaching job.... and the courage to tell my boss about it soon...